Tovah Feldshuh was born on December 27, 1952 in New York City, New York, USA as Terri Sue Feldshuh. She has been married to Andrew Levy since March 20, 1977. They have two children. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College. She started her career under British director Michael Langham at the Guthrie Theater where she was awarded the McKnight Fellowship in Acting. She made her Broadway debut in the short-lived 1973 musical Cyrano starring Christopher Plummer. She appeared in the title role in Yentl both off-Broadway at the Chelsea Theater Center and later on Broadway. Both productions are detailed in the book, Chelsea on the Edge: The Adventures of an American Theater. Feldshuh’s feature film appearances have included Lady in the Water, The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal, A Walk on the Moon, Happy Accidents, Brewster’s Millions, The Idolmaker, The Blue Iguana, A Day in October, The Believer, Love Comes Lately, Just My Luck, and Kissing Jessica Stein. She also appeared as Ruthie in the 2004 film The Tollbooth.

Bio:

Tovah Feldshuh attends AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 6 Fan Premiere Event 2015

Name: Terri Sue “Tovah” Feldshuh

Nickname: Tovah

Date of Birth: December 27, 1953

Place of Birth: New York, USA

Place of Residence: New York

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Education: Sarah Lawrence College

Body Stats:

Height: 5′ 3″ /160 cm

Weight: 121 lbs/ 55 kg

Shoe size: 7

Dress size: 8

Bra size: 34C

Ethnicity: White

Hair Color: Dark brown

Eye Color: Blue

Social Networks:

Twitter: tovahwithav
Facebook: TovahFeldshuh
Instagram: tovahfeld

Fun Facts:

Relationships: She married New York attorney Andrew Harris Levy in 1977.

Children: 2

Awards and Honors:

2005 Method Fest Independent Film Festival for Best Supporting Actress, Won
2004 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, Nominated
2003 Golden Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress, Won
2003 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Nominated
2003 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show, Won
1993 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, Nominated
The 65th Annual Tony Awards

Hobbies and Interests: Play piano, horseback riding

Favorite Color: Blue

Favorite Food: Pretzels, vegetables

Favorite Music: Streisand, Jersey Boys

Favorite Perfume: Coco Chanel

Favorite Book: “Strokes of Existence”

Favorite Sports: Footbal

Favorite TV-Show: “The Tudors”,”Big Love”

Favorite Movie: “Milk” and “The Reader”

Interesting Facts:

She also played defense attorney Danielle Melnick on Law & Order.
She had cats (Rusty I and Rusty II) as a child. And also had a horse, Wildwood King.
Listed as one of twelve “Promising New Actors of 1977” in John Willis’ Screen World, Vol. 29.
Tovah is her Hebrew name.
Before she went into the movie business she started as a rock singer. More ‘famous’ because of her flaming hair color in that period.
In earlier years, she appeared on the stage under the name of “Terri Fairchild”.
For her charity work, she is the recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award, Hadassah’s Myrtle Wreath, and the Israel Peace Medal. The National Foundation for Jewish Culture honored her with the 2002 Jewish Image Award and the Performing Arts award in 2006.
In March of 2015, she made her debut in a starring role on AMC’s highly rated The Walking Dead. Feldshuh had never seen the show before being cast as former politician Deanna Monroe, whose character Feldshuh says she based on Hillary Clinton.